Kiambu Court Frees American Woman Linked to Amazon Web Worker Ponzi Scheme
A Kiambu court has freed an American woman linked to the Amazon Web Worker Ponzi scheme.
While setting Stacey Marie Parker free on Monday, Kiambu Resident Magistrate Wilson Radin said there was no compelling evidence to charge the suspect of the alleged offenses.
Stacey, 50, was arrested upon landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi from the US on May 28th.
Detectives linked her to the syndicate after investigations revealed that she had pay-bill accounts in her name that had a balance of Sh50 million, believed to be deposits made by Amazon Web Worker victims.
Stacey, who has been in police custody since her arrest, was set to face money laundering, and computer fraud, among other charges.
It emerged that Stacey is a mental health counselor based in Houston, Texas. She was featured in Top 30 Influential Woman of Houston 2018.
In a well-coordinated Ponzi scheme, investors were duped into investing their money in an online app known as Amazon Web Worker, on the premise that they would earn huge profits of up to 38% for a deposit lasting only 7 days.
In one advertisement, investors who deposited Sh100,000 were promised Sh351,000 after 30 days.
Hundreds of unsuspecting Kenyans downloaded the app, registered, and made their deposits while referred their spouses, children, and close friends to the scheme in a bid to make a fortune overnight.
“It is not until when the app was deleted from the internet without prior notice, that the investors discovered they had been duped. They were shocked to learn that the app was not in any way linked to Amazon, a multinational technology company based in the United States,” DCI said last month.
“The app went down with deposits worth hundreds of millions of shillings from gullible investors, who had hoped to hit the jackpot, once their deposits earned profits.”
Comments (12)
How come she was guilty and now she’s innocent 😇
The KShs. 50 million she had in her pay-bill account cleansed all her sins away! 🤣🤣! This is 🇰🇪!
Interesting is it not? She is free but Martha Koome would rather be discussing BBI, the 6 corrupt judges and the independence of judiciary. What we have are politicians not judges in the judiciary who are out to make money.
Corruption at its best.
Mweupe kama pamba. Haiya sanitize!!! Digital footprints not enough evidence. Criminals carrying money on donkey courier easier to catch. Shetani ashindwe!
Just a stupid woria margestrate been shown some dollars! Kenya and the talk of judiciary independence? I beg to differ!!!
Kenya judicial system is fcked up!! Whatever haopened to mob justice?
Migestrate Wilson Radin - your mbandia court makes Kenyans lack confidence in the judiciary. No wonder Uhuru is having issues appointing you assholes to higher courts! I rest my case and im glad the executive checks you idiots out! You are acting like a Maraga talking his dead English jargons! How much money did you get in bribes? Shame on you radit! This is why many of us left Kenya fir other civilized places in the world!
Zecharia 11:5-7
" Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say,
Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not".
The darkest hour of the night is just before dawn. Everyone will soon reap what they have sawn!!
Let us keep watching this space.
She need to be handed over to the FBI. All they do is drive property values in Kenya to the roof with their dirty earnings!
they don't care about kenyans...she can finesse us all she wants and they won't even bat an eye
Her hosts in Kenya should have swapped jail room with her... Ponzis are illegal...how can she be innocent? What had she come here to do again?